PARISH NOTES
Sunday 12 April 2020
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| The Resurrection (c. 1715) by Sebastiano Ricci (1659 - 1734).Oil on canvas. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, UK. |
THIS SUNDAY’S READINGS
Acts 10:34-43
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
Colossians 3:1-4
John 20:1-18
THIS SUNDAY’S MUSIC
(pre-recorded)
(pre-recorded)
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548 – 1611)—Missa de Beata Maria Virgine: II. Gloria in Excelsis
Plainsong, Mode VI and Everett Titcomb (1884 – 1968)—Christ our Passover
A WORD OF WELCOME
Welcome to Saint Stephen’s – S. Stephen’s Church is in the midst of Brown University and serves the communities of the East Side of Providence, North Providence, East Providence, and beyond. It is a parish of the Diocese of Rhode Island in the Episcopal Church in the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Anglo-Catholic tradition informs and shapes our life together. We are a diverse community uniting all sorts and conditions in the worship of Our Lord Jesus Christ and aim to offer up the best we have in liturgy, music, preaching, teaching, fellowship, and service.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Virtual Offices and Masses – To access and view the LIVE (and archived) services, please visit the parish Facebook page here. To access accompanying Daily Office and Low Mass readings and resources (as well as archived services), please visit the parish website sermon page here.
Virtual Easter Vigil Reception and Easter Day Coffee Hour – This year, put on your best clothes, break out the bubbly, and head to the living room for our Virtual Easter Vigil Reception at 9 pm following the Easter Vigil today, 11 April, at 7:30 pm. To attend the Vigil Reception, please click here. Further, put on your Easter bonnet for our third Virtual Sunday Coffee Hour tomorrow, 12 April, at 11:30 am. To attend the Easter Day Coffee Hour, please click here. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact Junior Warden Alison Huff via call or text at 401-465-8029 or email at alisonhuff12@gmail.com, or me via call or text at 712-348-5848 or email at jacob_ihnen@alumni.brown.edu. Thank you!
Vestry Meeting – The Vestry will virtually conduct its monthly meeting next Tuesday, 14 April, at 7 pm.
Monthly Commemoration of the Departed – whose year’s mind falls during April will be offered virtually next Saturday, 18 April, at 10 am (preceded by Virtual Morning Prayer at 9:30 am). If you have any names to add to those to be remembered, please let Nancy Gingrich know. This Mass is sponsored by the Guild of All Souls, St. Stephen Protomartyr Branch: all are welcome and invited to attend!
Concerning Pledges and the Sunday Offering – A key worry in this time of physical distancing is that our inability to gather as a church damages our income. A parishioner reached out wondering whether it was safe to send pledge envelopes in the mail. We have heard nothing from the public health authorities about the risks of virus transmission through the mail, so feel free to mail your check to the church. Alternatively, it is quite straightforward to give online by clicking here to visit S. Stephen’s online giving page, where you can use the payment portal week by week or set up a recurring direct deposit program with your bank. We are grateful for your generous response to our appeal for pledges in this transition year. Now the challenge is for us to receive and collect these pledges. We don’t know how long this period of physical distancing will have to last. If you are experiencing financial difficulties which hurt your ability to keep a pledge you made before this crisis of the coronavirus, please do not hesitate to let us know. You may contact Father Mead at 917-592-5947 or email him at andrewcraigmead1@gmail.com. Thank you for your love of S. Stephen’s.
Holy Week and Easter – The schedule of virtual services for Holy Week and Easter, including the liturgies of the Triduum Sacrum (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil), is available on the parish website here. We hope that all parishioners will note the service dates and times and make every effort to tune in. If you missed any liturgies, archived services may be found on the parish Facebook page or in the sermon archive, both linked to in the first announcement above.
Gather your bells – Traditionally, bells are rung at the beginning of the Gloria in excelsis at the liturgies of both Maundy Thursday and Easter Vigil. If you have a bell at home, dust it off and give it a ring!
College Ministry – The Episcopal Ministry at Brown and RISD (EMBR) continues its meetings virtually this Sunday, 12 April, at 5:30 pm for Evening Prayer on the EMBR Facebook page. All are most welcome and invited to participate!
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
Prayers have been requested for: Virginia, Richard, Beverly, Patti, Maxcine, Ethel, Chipper, Donna, Carl, Kade, Sherri, Norman, John, Shannah, Terri, Beth, Lynne, Gus, Harrington, Joan, Robyn, Sandy, John, Dylan, Phebe, Jack, Hunter, Bruce, Richard, Ann, Sandy, Nancy, Antonio, Emma, Olivia, Raphael, Kiersten, Katie, Beverly, Tom, Gail, Deborah, Bryan, Angela, Bobby, Susan, Beverly, Empy, Elizabeth, Carlos, Rhoda, William, Crystal, Roger, Christopher, Beth, Sarah, Diana, Ruby, and Lola.
Birthdays this week: Brian Ehlers (Tuesday 4/14) and Rhoda Steinhart (Thursday 4/16).
The faithful departed: Year’s Mind: Doris Johnson (13 April 2004), Marie Lopez (14 April 1983), Steele Wade Martin, Priest (14 April 2005), Irene Mae Winsor Barnes (17 April 2008), and Cristine Marie Parrillo (17 April 1989).
Anglican Cycle of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we are asked to pray for the Peace of Jerusalem and the People of the Land of the Holy One.
THIS WEEK AT S. STEPHEN’S
PARISH PROGRAMS, EVENTS & MEETINGS
Tuesday 14 April
Vestry Meeting 7 pm
Saturday 18 April
Guild of All Souls 10 am
LITURGICAL CALENDAR & SERVICE SCHEDULE
* ALL IN-PERSON SUNDAY AND WEEKDAY SERVICES CANCELLED
* ALL SERVICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS
Sunday 12 April
THE SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION: EASTER DAY (Gold)
Virtual Low Mass 10 am
Daily Office Lectionary: Easter Week, Year Two
Daily Mass Lectionary: Easter Week, Year A
Monday 13 April
Monday of Easter Week (W)
Virtual Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Virtual Low Mass 6 pm
Tuesday 14 April
Tuesday of Easter Week (W)
Virtual Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Virtual Low Mass 12:10 pm
Wednesday 15 April
Wednesday of Easter Week (W)
Virtual Evening Prayer 5:30 pm
Virtual Low Mass 6 pm
Thursday 16 April
Thursday of Easter Week (W)
Virtual Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Virtual Low Mass 12:10 pm
Friday 17 April
Friday of Easter Week (W)
Virtual Noonday Prayer 12 noon
Virtual Low Mass 12:10 pm
Saturday 18 April
Saturday of Easter Week (W)
Virtual Morning Prayer 9:30 am
Virtual Low Mass with Commemoration of April Departed 10 am
Sunday 19 April
THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER (W)
Virtual Low Mass 10 am
NEXT SUNDAY'S READINGS (19 April)
Second Sunday of Easter (Year A)
Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Psalm 16
1 Peter 1:3-9
